"tenuously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more tenuously [comparative], most tenuously [superlative]
Etymology: tenuous + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tenuous|ly}} tenuous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} tenuously (comparative more tenuously, superlative most tenuously)
  1. In a tenuous manner.
    Sense id: en-tenuously-en-adv-Jeuef-Bi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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